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Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

well selected stock of hardware, harness
shop, feed stables, hotel and boarding
houses our present actual needs neoessiates
certain and sure growth that cannot
cease until the fifty years, necessary to
reduce wild country to the
highest stage of development, have
passed. Sawyer today actually needs whai
Wichita as center of trade and educa.ton
can give US. From her workshops, schools
and great business concerns she can send
US some one to publish local paper.
Some one to undertake business enter
prises, now needed, such as hardware, dry
goods, clothing and general merchandise,
and especially q banking business-doctors,
lawy ers, tonsorial artists, lumber yards,
coal yards, grain buyers. All these we
need and will have, and some how even
out here in Pratt county we look to Wich-
ita for supplies of every nature, from the
highly polished professional man to bar
rel of sugar or a sack of coffee.
ULYSSES.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
TIE CONVENTION AND TICKET.

The proceedings, in full, of the Republi-
can county convention will be found upon
our local page The late hour at which
the report of the deliberations and results
reaches our editorial rooms precludes any
extended review. The multiplicity of can
didates rendered the work of reaching the
Will of the majority In a first choice a
tedious one, while the overweening desires
Of anxious political penants to serve mas
tes or selfish interests did not tend to
facilitate the business on hand. The con-
vension was popular one in the sense that
1t was very large, and upon the whole the
proceedings were expedited as satisfactorily
rs could have been expected.
The ticket Is a most satisfactory one,
an exceptionally strong one, and the one
which we believe the Republicans of the
county would have chosen, maybe, with
out an exception, from the list of candi-
dates offering. There were strong and
good men asking for places who failed of a
nomination, but the men who finally de-
veloped the most strength are every one
tried men and men who are not only
throughiy known, but men who would
rs nominees, singly or collectively, COM
mand the respect, confidence and full
vote of the Republican part of Sedgwick
county. liz short, the EAGLE not only
congrstulates its party, but the entire peo-
pie of the county, upon choice of ticket,
made up of truly fit, competent, deserving
and honest men. and whose names will be
found flying at our mast head, where they
call for no apology, and where they will
remain until the execution of the official
certificate inNovember recognizing each as a
trusted servant of the people
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
a HAPPY CHOICE.

No political action or party result of any
recent date has afforded us the pleasure of
that involved by the nomination of G. V.
Reed, Esq, by the Republicans Of Sedg-
wick county for judge of the eighteenth
judicial district And, not so much that it
was accomplished in the absence of an un-
seemly contest and by the unanimous vote
of full convention, which of themselves
furnish sufficient grounds fol congratula-
tion, but because of the man ehosen,-a
man for whom over and above every legal
and professional qualification and outside of
every political or party consideration, it
would be pleasure to work and vote for.
While as man and as citizen and as a
neighbor It would be difficult matter to
say too much in his praise, 1t is. however,
Just as true that his standing with large,
able and influential bar is exceptionally
high. Great as is the universal respect and
esteem in which he is held by our business
men and citizens generally, no less un-
bounded is the confidence of the legal fratern
fly In his ability and integrity as lawyer.
OF his triumphant election, therefore,
there cannot be a doubt.
Judge Reed, as we must now dub him,
is young man, in the prime of early
manhood, and of exceptionally fine per-
sonal presence He is native of North
Carolina, and is thirty-eight years of age.
He graduated from the University of Vir-
ginia before he had gained his majority,
four years after the close of the war.
Upon his admission to the bar, three years
later, in New York City, where he studied,
and where he subsequently practiced for
two years, he came to Kansas, settling in
Marion comfy He was elected county
attorney of Marion two or three terms
without opposition. He removed to
Wichita. impressed with the conviction
that it was the coming city of the state |
That was in 1884. Since that time his sue |
cess has been so marked, his abilities so |
conspicuous that no details are necessary. |
Again the EAGLE congratulates the
Republican party of the 18th judicial dis
irict upon the nomination of Christopher
V Reed
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
CHICAGO'S ADMISSION.

The Omaha Republican of recent date
| in commenting on an article from tn
| Chicago Tribune on the subject of tn,
pork packing trade, says it is significant a
the first open admission that Chicago ha
irrevocably lost that industry. The re-
sponsibility for the loss the Tribune
charges to railroad discrimination agains
Chicago in charging fifty per cent. more
for shipping the live hog from Omaha tc
Chicago than for the dressed animal" and
1t quotes the Allerton Packing company as
considering it "unaccountable that dressed
pork could be shipped from Omaha to
New York cheaper than the live hog
could be brought to Chicago, dressed and
sent east" The Republican offers the fol-
lowing as solution of the matter, which is
correct beyond doubt
when the live hog Is shipped from
Omaha to Chicago freight is paid upon the
offal; and another fact the Tribune does
not take into consideration is that the loss
from shrinkage alone in transportation of
the live animal will more than equal the
cost of shipment. Thus it works in two
ways-in loss by payment of freight on
waste, and loss IN weight of the dressed an
imal.
The main interest, however, centers in
the fact admitted-that Chicago has lost
the great industry. So long as the reasons
for the fact are based upon business prin-
ciples it doesn't make much difference what
they are. Omaha is the natural distribut-
ing centre of the northwest as Wichita is
OF the southwest, and 1t is in recognition of
these facts that capital, hitherto employed
in Chicago and other more eastern points
which for many years represented the same
relative positions now occu.
pied by Omaha and Wichita.
isfnow being transferred to the more west
ern centers. The question of Transports
tion is the controlling one In these matters,
and in determining the points of location
with that idea in view the only other ques-
ton TO be considered is that of local facili-
ties for handling the business. These
facilities parties interested have found to
be ample in Wichita and her sister city in
Nebraska, which is evidenced by the pre-
parations making at these points for estab-
fishing packing and live stock interests on
a large scale.
Chicago has held the business for years
by the nine points of possession. As the
Tribune says. the loss of half a million
hogs TO Chicago In six months tells the
whole story" 1t is an accomplished fact,
and 1t is predicted that the dressed beef
business of Chicago will speedily follow.
Indeed. this should hardly be presented IS
q prediction. The change is already a
progress.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
SAWYER'S SALUTATION.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Were we blessed with the spirit of great
ness, we would rejoice to grasp Wichits
by the hand beg leave to congratulate hel
in that neither sunshine or storm, the burn
| ing heat of an unparalleled summer; q
wide spread drouth in the west and east,
shortage of crops, lowness of prices, slow
ness CT money to seek investment, nor any
thing, nor combination of things so far In
her history affected her substantial growth
and improvement. If we, In our youth
fulness, way out here at Sawyer, in Pratt
county on the Chicago, Kansas & Western
railroad, are permitted to pay our respects
to our Queen city, we will say, among
other things, that southwestern Kansas
thrives and prospers in sympathy with great
business undertakings of Wichita.
Out here, the sunny land" is not land
of drouth and parched fields. for within
the past week we have had two wonder
fully cooling and refreshing rains
In the near neighborhood of Sawyer the
farmers have but little complaint to make.
In portions of Pratt county corn will make
an average crop, and everywhere oats and
wheat are yielding up to the average.
Farmers are far from discouraged and
anticipate more than enough of all farm
produce for home supply. We say know
ingly that to live in Pratt county Is to live
in one of the best farming counties in the
state, and to live in Sawyer is to
live where prosperity flourishes
like the cornfelds of Sedgwick
How carefully now the capitalist watches
from the car window the appearance of the
crops, doubling if this is good locality to
invest, perhaps, stopping at Wichita,
doubling his own senses and reasoning,
scripturally, that city built upon sand
cannot long endure, wondering at what he
hears, doubling Kansas logic that has one
hundred bushels of oats and forty bushels
of wheat to the acre In any of the prem
ises-forever figuring on the prospects Of
drouth and chinch bugs, cyclones and bliz.
yards, and not once taking truth as a basis
For how can any one-glancing at Kansas,
as she now is, her vast resources of rich
farm lands just opened up to the settler,
with her million and half of people, and
thinking of her IN the near future with
ten times her present number
Of producers, stop and question
about a sand draws, .chinch bugs
or sunny summer day. before investing.
In q very few years we will be called upon
to admire the certsin and sure progress Of
Kansas and her towns, and can invest in
corner lots without dire. troublesome mis-
goings of the future Take out the specu
lation element from our state, and especially
from our towns. and you have the only
disturbing, doubtful element removed
Sawyer for example, with sll its wants, has
adopted the plan of employing enterprise
and supplying the demands OF the place
Situated as We are, in one OF the finest
farming districts of Kansas. without good
trading points nearer than fourteen miles,
besides our two grocery stores and stock OF
general merchandise, boots and shoes, ETC..
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
WHERE THE WORLDS MONEY GOES

Comparisons are sometimes odious. For
example the world spends for missions 81,
whisky $3.50. tobacco$70. For education
81, whisky $40, tobacco 81. Our intoxi-
cants cost more than our bread and tobacco
costs two-thirds as much.
The annual drink bill of England is
1856 million dollars, while her annual ex-
penditure for foreign missions is little
more than one million dollars. The in
ternal revenue tax on tobacco in New York
alone in 1879 exceeded 100000.
England paid for the war in Afghanistan
$50, 900, 900, while one eighth of that sum
was all the entire church of Christ could
devote to the evangelization of the heathen.
the worldwide campaign for Christ.
Our late four years war not only re-
quired rivers of treasure, but rivers of
blood; 500, 900 lives were sacrificed to save
the Union. Yet we give the heather
world 10000 men and women, and can do
no more. gathering them from the whole
church of Christ.-Rev W. V. Burns,
Dist. Mis-. secretary, Spearville, Kansas
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

The country may thank Lawyer McCue
for having the good sense to decline an
Office for which he had no fitness and to
which he ought not to have been appointed.
Perhaps he is also entitled to thanks for in
forming the president of the existence of
Professor Goode. 1t might be regarded as
an insult to the president to imagine that
he had ever heard of Goode when he ap-
pointed McCue. However, alls well that
ends well, and we ought to be grateful
that the presidents first choice was not like
some one like Higgins who would never
have dreamt of declining g.-Courant.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Yesterday afternoon little Willie, the
three-year old son of H. G. Ashbaugh, was
so injured while playing with pocket
knife that it is feared that he will lose the
sight of his right eye. By some means the
little fellow penetrated the eye ball with the
knife blade, dividing the iris and allowing
the water Of the eye to escape. It also en-
tered the lens and In all probability that
was destroyed. AS soon as the little fel-
lew was found, DR.. Axtell was summoned,
and everything that can alleviate his suffer
ings and save the eyes is being done. 1t
was sad occurrence and is deeply regret
ted by all of the friends of the family
Newton Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
AND STILL THE WONDER GROWS.
Yesterday was another one of Wichita's
Copdorf,,1 dave Tho nr;da ond y,oUor of

Yesterday was another one of Wichita's
wonderful days. The pride and power OF
the Peerless Princess was evinced In life
and activity which was catching. The
crowds were not confined simply to the
old centers and corners and squares.
The latest arrived stranger could not mis-
take the crowds for either an excursion or
a ''circus day" There was too much
business and an entire absence of the holt
day air. True there were couple of po-
litical conventions, but the candidates and
wire pullers even found the sidewalks and
curbstones rather uneasy places to discuss
their chances or the general sit
uation. Douglas Avenue from CHS
holm creek to the Big Arkansas
and beyond the river for half
a mile presented as animated a scene as
can be witnessed anywhere not excepting
Chicago's greatest thorofares, while Main,
and Market and portions of First, Oak
and Waco were hardly less thronged. In
fact Main street for several blocks was
uncomfortably crowded all day. No
st ranger could have failed to be impressed
with the fact of Wichita's greatness from
every standpoint, with the fact that in all
those essentials which 60 to make up a
great city Wichita leads all
of the trans Missouri traffic centers
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
Verbum sat Sapienti.

The receiver of Fidelity bank, of Gin
cinnati, has inaugurated novel, not to
say original mode of procedure in his en-
deavors to effect settlement of that
recently wrecked institutions affairs, by
instituting civil suit against the directors
for $3,009,000, on the ground that they
betrayed their official trust and are, there
fore, personally responsible in large
measure for the losses incurred thereby.
We quite agree with the Gtobe-Democrat
in the remark that las matter of Justice,
they should certainly have Judgment rem
dered against them; and a decision of that
kind in the United States court in which
the uestion is to be passed upon would
have decidedly wholesome effect.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

George Francis Train, with his inimit
able, yet initiative, pen wrote "City of
Destiny" over the name of Tacoma, the
thriving, booming young seaport of Wash
in ngton territory. We would not detract
an iota of the proud distinction accorded
our sister city to the far northwest, nor
yet mar the felicity she enjoys in con.
templating her future. even in being recog.
nized all oyer the land as the ''New ork of
the Pacific" But we do want to take about
a ton of conceit out of George Francis by
informing him and an anxious world that
the appellation, no matter by whom first
uttered or where. was appropriated and
copyrighted by the original and only real
City of Destiny of the west, Wichita; and
we hereby notify him that further use of
the words, insignia, appellation or expires
sion City of Destiny in connection with the
name of any other city, place or locality
than Wichita, will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law so made and pro-
vided.
Verbum sat Sapienti.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

The New York law which requires hotel
keepers to have rope or other fire escape
convenient to every is being enforced
The proprietors are putting in the rope in
good earnest. One hotel, the Grand Union,
required six miles of rope, others have
taken it by the mile The papers are in
clined TO make fun of the thing and say
only an acrobat can use the rope, but any
one caught In hotel room in fire would
rather have the rope than nothing but the
sympathy of the crowd on the sidewalk,
which Is all that has been furnished hitherto.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

The time is fsst approaching for one of
the greatest events that has ever trsnspired
In the southwest September Is Is the
opening day of Kansas City's great e1posi-
ton and the magnificent show will be In
augursted In building which, with the
building and contents, would grace Lon
don, Paris. New York or any other great
metropolis of the world.-K. c. News.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

This is essentially an era of object teach
ing. In the school room the teacher finds
familiar objects indispensable auxiliaries in
training the infantile mind; in bushes the
tradesman finds appropriate devices and
insignia helpful in acquainting his patrons
of his terms and rules of business and often
the prices of his wares. In fact the system,
for it is reduced to system, is happily ap-
plicable to all trades, callings and profes-
sions. The latest use we have noticed
made of the artifce is its employment by
the ingenius commercial editor of the
Globe. Democrat. He has devised and had
engraved series of small cuts by means
of which he gives the reader the condition
of the market glance The device con-
sists of a simple representation of bull
and bear, familiar to most persons who
take an interest In current commercial
transactions, differently arrangement in
the series of cuts. For instance, if the
bulls in the market should have the advan-
tage the taurus is shown upon on elevation
with bruin wishfully looking up at him,
and vice versa. If neither has particular
advantage they are shown upon level,
eyeing each other closely. Other condi-
tions of the market may be shown by the
artists representation showing the bull
prostrated and torn. by the bear, or the
bear stretched prone upon the ground from
the bulls successful goreing. The device
is ingenius. comprehensive and at the same
time humorous.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
Our exchanges are handing this puzzl,

Our exchanges are handing this puzzle
around amongst themselves: "A freight
train one mile In length stopped at sta
ton with the caboose just opposite the
depot The conductor got orders to move
his train to the next station. which was
just five miles distant. He gave the en-
gineer the signal to move, which he did,
while the conductor walked over the train
to the engine and got there just as the 10
comotive reached the station, where he got
off, The question is, how far did he walk,
or how far did he rider
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

The Russian bear hiss not ceased its
growing and Prince Ferdtnands seat upon
the throne of Bulgaria continues to grow
more and more precarious. 1t Is now
rumored that the Russian government, is
preparing to send governor TO Bulgaria
to displace Ferdinand.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

The men charged with the murder of
Craig Tolliver, in Rowan county, Ken
lucky, have been acquitted after long
trial. At latest reports everything was
quiet st Morehesd, but as everybody in
that section goes armed, snd blood is hot,
trouble msy vet occur at any time.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04

Earl Salisbury will air the fisheries ques-
ton In the house of lords next Tuesday.
The dispute is getting to be of too much
importance to be left wholly to province
for settlement. The statement of Sails
bury viii outline the position of the British
government.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-04
ANOTHER STRAW FOR WICHITA.

Our readers, no doubt, noticed some days
since, dispatch In these columns of a
number of charters taken out by the Santa
Fe for numerous lines and connections In
the state of Missouri. These new lines
will be constructed with reference to the
new main line which is TO reach st. Louis,
TO connect the latter line with the Santa
Fe's Kansas system. The projected con-
nections are very comprehensive and direct
an d will enable the Santa Feto reach St.
Louis from all points of Kansas and as
independently Of Kansas City as the Mis-
souh Pacific does, or as independently and
direct as the Rock Island reaches Chicago.
Upon the completion of these lines Wichita
Will reach St. Lows over the Santa Fe In
dependent of Kansas City by way of EN-.
poria and Ottawa and also by the way Of
the Southern Kansas. In short. with three
trunk lines reaching St. Louis from Wich-
ita independent of the Missouri river pool,
and two lines reaching Chicago indepen-
dent Of that same pool or classification,
It will be impossible much longer to with
hold the rates on Fifth Glass freights
which the importance of Wichita's tonnage
is entitled to-which. In fact it demands.
The Wichita EAGLE said: They stole
him." having reference to the arrest of
Finley yesterday. You are a liar, Mr..
EAGLE.-Harper Sentinel.
That do settle It. Prepare yourself TO
meet us at sundown, Isenberg. We're
loaded for bear, and will be down on first
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
A BREAK AT OGEECHEE.

Seven Miles of CentraPs Track Over
howed-Passengers Transferred by
Wagon.
The Tuesday evening out train on the
Central returned here yesterday morning
having only made the round trip from
Halcyondale, the break at the Ogeechee
preventing further progress. From the
lifty-liye mile-post to the sixty -second the
track is all overfiowed, the water being
from inches to 3 feet deep. At 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon reports received
here announced rise of 3
feet in the previous two hours, and that the
rise was continuing Nine passengers were
transferred by team yesterday morning,
but probably that will be stopped as it can
not well be done. All trains save the and
,, the morning "shOohy" and the 'dinner
train have been abandoned. These trains
only run to Halcyondale, and no tickets are
sold further north at present.
The bridge at Oconee is damaged greater
than was at first supposed, and it will not
he fully repaired for nearly week. The
Port Royal and Augusta railroad is also
badly washed away, so travel to Augusta
cannot go that way Nearly all the roads
entering that city are in bad shape and bust
ness was nearly at a standstill at one time.
If the flood is high here, the Centrals road
at the twenty one mile post will be endan-
gered, and it may be some portions of the
Savannah, Florida and Westerns.